You Looked Down on Me Once Now You Look Up (Patricia and Oliver) novel Chapter 899

Patricia felt a vague sense of worry. She called out to Marian and asked her to bring the fetal heart monitor. After checking several times, the readings kept hovering around 180. She hadn't been the anxious type throughout her pregnancy, but she’d listened closely during her checkups. The moment she realized something was off, she stayed calm and told Marian to get the car ready for the hospital. Not wanting to waste a second, she called Oliver while they were already on the road.

That afternoon, Oliver was in the middle of a high-level management meeting. These meetings only happened once a month, so they usually ran long and covered a lot of ground. Reports, updates, instructions—everyone had something to say. But this time, things took an unexpected turn.

Patricia’s call came in, urgent and out of the blue. Normally, she would just text if it wasn’t important, especially since she knew he was at work. Today, though, there was no message—just a call.

For a split second, Oliver’s heart clenched with worry. He raised a hand to stop the executive who was speaking, grabbed his phone, and stepped out of the conference room.

The moment he heard Patricia say the baby’s heart rate was too high, he couldn’t sit still. He didn’t even think about grabbing his jacket. He rushed downstairs, telling the driver to take him straight to the hospital. Upstairs, the executives were left waiting, confused about what was happening.

After about ten minutes, when Oliver still hadn’t come back, everyone turned to Lincoln. “Lincoln, when is Mr. Padilla coming back?”

“I’ll go check,” Lincoln said, putting down his paperwork and getting up. He walked out and looked around, but Oliver was nowhere in sight. Puzzled, he pulled out his phone to call.

“Lincoln, are you looking for Mr. Padilla?” someone asked.

“Yes.”

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